Tuesday, August 31, author J.C. Hallman discusses his book In Utopia at Left Bank Books (399 N. Euclid) at 7 PM.

Also Tuesday, the Missouri Botanical Center is hosting a class on keeping Backyard Chickens (which is probably a more humane way of getting eggs than via factory farms) at 7 PM at the conference room of the Botanical Center.

Wednesday, September 1, is the date for the Involvement Fair at Webster University, from 11 AM to 2 PM in the Grant Gymnasium.

Also Wednesday, there will be an Art and Soul Fundraiser for Neighborhood Houses after school and summer creative arts program at 6:30 PM at Neighborhood Houses Dignity House (812 Union Avenue).

Thursday, September 2, there will be a Community Forum discussing the fact that St. Louis City has the highest percent of unbanked African American households among the 20 most populated Metropolitan Areas at 6 PM at the St. Louis Gateway Classic (2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive).

Also Thursday, Raed Jarrar, an Iraq-born architect, blogger, and political advocate, will be speaking at 7 PM at the St. Francis Xavier (College Church) Ballroom about the current state of Iraq. Note: the location changed from earlier.

Also Thursday, this months City Affair at the Old North St. Louis Restoration Group (2700 N. 14th St.) will discuss Opportunities for Social Justice from 7:30 to 9 PM.

Friday, September 3, in solidarity with the Worldwide Movement for Justice and Peace, there will be a rally outside of Senator McCaskill's office (5850 Delmar) for the International Day of Quds, a day acknowledging oppressed people.

Also Friday, there will be a Metrolink Bar Crawl starting at the Morgan Street Brewery (721 N. 2nd) at 5 PM.

Also Friday, the Seeing Green exhibit at the ArtD Gallery at 2720 Cherokee at 7 PM will feature artwork about sustainability and local farming.

Saturday, September 4, is the annual Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens (4344 Shaw) starting at 9 AM.

Please note that the venue has been changed for Raed's talk. It is now one block down at St. Francis Xavier (College Church) Ballroom! (at the corner of Grand and Lindell)http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=788573396#!/event.php?eid=146502985373923&ref=mf

Also, Raed will be on St. Louis on the Air Thursday morning at 11:00 a.m.

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